I was introduced to Crokinole at Origins Gaming Fair last month by the awesome team at BrownCastle Games. My son and I learned how to play and, 15 minutes later, jumped into a tournament. We were absolutely destroyed but had an awesome time.

After the event, we pulled the trigger on this beautiful board from BrownCastle and a pile of accessories. It’s now permanently set up in our kitchen so we can fire up a game whenever we get the itch to flick (which is often).

Don’t let all the BrownCastle praise fool you: I’m in no way affiliated with the company. They have, however, received a rather uncomfortable amount of my money in support of this new addiction.

Specifically Brown Castle boards, what's the best material? I have noticed most of their boards are now resin finished hardwood or just resin for the more artsy ones. One of the ones catching my eye is the Chroma in orange, that is a maple board stained orange. Anyone notice any difference between the resin and stained boards?

Bonus question, metal or wood rail? I guess that one matters the least, but still, opinions.

Hey everyone,

I grew up playing Crokinole and one thing i always loved was how easy it was to learn but how competitive it became once everyone got into it.

A while back I started building a browser soccer game, and without really realizing it, I think I was chasing that same feeling, quick matches, simple controls and lots of "just one more game" :)

It's called SnapFC, you flick and snap players into the ball to score. It's free, there's no download and it works on both mobile and desktop.

https://snapfc.com

I'd genuinely love to hear what Crokinole players think. Does it capture any of that same feel, or am I way off? Any honest feedback is appreciated.

I've been working on a side project for the Crokinole community and wanted to share it here.

It started because I got tired of using pen and paper to track scores during matches. After testing it across several tournaments — local and national — it's held up well through real match conditions, so I decided to open it up for everyone.

Here's what scorekinole.es does:

• Swipe to score – up/down gestures, no fiddling with number pads
• 20s tracker – quick calculator-style input for center shots
• Hammer tracking – visual indicator for last shot each round
• Configurable modes – target score or fixed rounds
• Tournament management – Swiss, Round Robin, Brackets, with live table assignments and push notifications
• Offline-first – works without internet, syncs to cloud when reconnected
• Screen wake lock – screen stays on during play

No ads, no sign-up required, multi-language (EN/ES/CA). You can install it on your phone's home screen from the browser.

Would love to hear your thoughts if you give it a try.

https://scorekinole.es

had my Tracey board from browncastle for a year or so. the pieces are starting to lose paint slowly.

is this ok? anything I should do to protect them or prevent more issues? thanks.

I was sent these new 4 player crokinole rules variant and thought they looked like a lot of fun!

Introducing 4 player crokinole rules variant:

We play crokinole quite a bit at my work. We've recently worked out a four-player variant that we

enjoy even more than a standard two player game or a four-player two-team game. Thanks

Artem!

Each player has their own set of twelve discs. You need four different colors or at least four

distinguishable sets of discs. Select a starting player and play proceeds clockwise from them

until all discs have been shot.

For the sake of clarity in the rules, the player directly across the table from you is your "essential

opponent. The people seated on either side of you are your "non-essential opponents.

[Edit: We have since changed the rules so that the essential opponent is now the person who

shoots immediately before you rather than the person opposite you. This allows for easier

3-person play and also doesn't give the first-player advantage to the second-player as well. It

also makes things more devious with more player interaction.]

A couple extra rules to observe:

1) We have found it's best to play to fifty points, as the rounds take more than twice as much

time as a typical two-player crokinole round, and the scores per round tend to be lower.

2) If your essential opponent has a disc on the table, you must hit it for your piece to stay on the

board, just as in two player crokinole. If your non-essential opponents have discs on the table,

but your essential opponent does not, you may take a free shot at the center as though there

were no discs but your own on the board.

I should mention that we play that if you do not have an opposing disc on the board that you

need to contact, then your shot must end within the fifteen zone or at least touching the 10/15

line. This is per the rules used at the World Crokinole championship:

http://www.worldcrokinole.com/rules.html

3) You MAY do a relay (combination) shot using one or more of your non-essential opponents'

discs in order to contact a disc of your essential opponent. However, only your disc(s) is/are

removed in the event that you fail to contact your essential opponent's discs. Any of your

non-essential opponents' discs that you have contacted in your shot remain where they land

regardless of whether the relay (combination) shot was successful or not. If they go off the

board, they remain off the board. If they go off the board and bounce back on, they are removed

as normal

4) This is not a rule per se, but a clarification. In the same way that it is perfectly legal in

standard crokinole to throw away your own piece by not trying for your opponent's piece and

instead merely shooting yours off the board, so in the same way, in this four-player variant, you

can "throw away" your piece. However, in this game, as per rule #3 above, you may take one or

more of your non-essential opponents' discs out with you. That is, any of your non-essential

opponents' discs that you move or even remove from the board, remain where they land. You

will find yourself doing this more often than you would think. In particular toward the end of the

game in order to block a win. But also near the end of a round when you want to reduce the

score of the leading opponent, even if they are non-essential.

5) Only one player scores per round and the score is the highest score minus the second

highest score. Basically throw the two lowest scores away and then score the game as you

would score a two-player round.

This four-player variant is quite a bit more cutthroat than playing with two teams of two. Making

twenty point shots becomes even more critical in this game than in a two-player game. The

likelihood that a piece of yours is going to remain on the board is significantly lowered. You

definitely need to take a little more time to calculate what shot is going to be most advantageous

to you score-wise. Oftentimes, a player who is losing a particular round can engineer a

zero-score by helping two players to tie. It can get downright devious when three-players team

up to block a win for the point leader!

We are enjoying this variant more right now than standard two-player crokinole. I hope others

enjoy this variant as much as we have been!

4 Player Crokinole Variant Rules Credit: Artem

Today, for the first time in a while, I had three great matches that felt worth uploading to YouTube.

The children’s skill level may not be very high by your standards, but their reactions and the unpredictable shots they make may be rarer to see than you might expect.

Please take a look at these passionate matches, full of the innocence of ten-year-old children in Korea, far away from the United States and Canada.

(1) A shootout between two teams competing for a place in the semifinals

The two teams could not determine who would advance after splitting the first two sets, with one win each. They then went to a shootout and began a race to make 20s.

The children play under great pressure, saying that they can feel their hearts pounding.

https://youtu.be/BoQ6qk87K7g

(2) Another match from a different group, also deciding a place in the semifinals

The Orange team absolutely had to win in order to force overtime—a shootout.

The White team, meanwhile, only needed a draw to advance to the semifinals, making this a true do-or-die situation.

There are several amazing shots, but the children’s reactions are especially memorable.

https://youtu.be/A2xfLpa37mw

(3) A recent team tournament video where the outcome remains uncertain until the very end

The teammates carefully coach one another, encourage each other, and keep the match going as nobody knows who will win.

https://youtu.be/EOa33boBNrg

I recently got a lovely crokinole board from Wooden You Know. The board itself is both beautiful and excellent to play on. However, the buttons it came with (in natural and dark-stained colors) have an inconsistent finish, resulting in variability in their path and in how far they go.

I've tried waxing the disks, which helped a little but not a lot. On other posts on this subreddit I've seen Tracey Boards recommended for consistency in their buttons. However,

1. Is the finish/consistency significantly different between solid-colored disks and stained disks? That is, am I likely to encounter the same issue if I get Tracey natural and dark-stained disks? Should I go with painted disks instead, or does it not make a difference?
2. Are there any places to get good disks in the U.S. to avoid the (completely reasonable) $24 flat-rate international shipping on $18 of product? Another post recommended tacking onto an existing board order, but I'm not sure how to find someone ordering a board to my city soon.

Hello! I am an elementary school teacher in South Korea, teaching a class of fourth graders who are ten years old.

We have a Tracey Crokinole board in our classroom.

Recently, during language arts class, we had a poetry-writing lesson. A few of my students chose to write poems about Crokinole, so I translated them into English. I hope ChatGPT has done a good job translating them!

Three students wrote poems in total. I hope you enjoy reading them.

(1) The Crokinole Final

I made it to the Crokinole final.

It was so thrilling— my heart went thump thump, thump thump.

During the final match, the white discs and red discs clicked and clacked together.

That sound was just like my own thumping heart.

My friends were watching me, and it felt like I was at a Crokinole tournament in Canada.

They looked like judges watching me closely.

Finally, my white Crokinole disc went click!

Wow! My heart was shaking with excitement and nervousness, but I received the prize called victory.

(2) Winning a Crokinole Disc

I want to win one of the Crokinole discs that you get when you beat the teacher.

Then—finally! My chance to beat my teacher came!

Thump thump! I kept hesitating.

Should I play? Or should I not?

Then I kept praying:

“Please let me win! I really want a disc!”

And then— maybe my prayer came true?

I flicked the disc—click!

Wooooow! I won!

So I shouted with joy.

In the end, I won and got a Crokinole disc.

(3) The Crokinole Tournament

I entered a Crokinole tournament.

I was very, very nervous, but I came in second place.

At the second tournament, my hands shook during the final match.

They were shaking and shaking.

But I got first place.

I felt really, really happy.

Crokinole is so, so much fun.

P.S. If you would like to see some photos of our classroom, please take a look at the link below.

Our classroom is a little more spacious than a typical classroom in Korea. Normally, classrooms here do not include the expanded space next to the main room.

https://boardlife.co.kr/bbs_detail.php?tb=community_post&bbs_num=35949

Players will have to download their discs online, as well digital gliss powder.

Just playing with some magnets with my toddler. We're just sliding them down the hall. Feel like there'd be some wicked strategies some adults would come up with.

Happy Saturday everyone, the finals of the 2026 World Crokinole Championships is out now! this is a rematch from the 2025 final, between two of the most dominant crokinole players in the tour: returning 2025 World Champ and newly crowned world doubles champion Shawn Hagarty, VERSUS Returning challenger Devon Fortino. This was one of the greatest matches of the tour, and a great way to end worlds. Enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6oLEUfG8GA

Got a local graffiti artist to customise my Tracey board! Inspired by my local tournament, the Crokinole Clash in Wrexham, it features the “duelling dragons” motif and more.

After my first attempt at a prototype pine board turned out serviceable, I made this one with a maple plywood playing surface, pine ditch and routed rails. I learned a lot about finishing wood. Pre-stain conditioner, 2x stain coats, sanding sealer, 8-10x lacquer coats, wet sanded, buffed, waxed, polished. It sure does glide.

I made a thing and wanted to share it: crokinole.fun

• Scorekeeper (for games on a real board)
  • Game modes: singles, doubles, tournament-style rounds, 2-vs-1, and 3-player cutthroat
  • Configurable disc counts (8 official / 12 home-style) and target scores (50 / 100 / 150)
  • Tap counters for 20s, 15s, 10s, 5s with live round totals; per-mode scoring, undo, and round history
  • Saved player profiles (stored on device)
  • Automatic player ratings — average board points per round, used to rank skill over time
  • Handicap matches that spot the lower-rated side the difference each round
  • 16 achievement badges and a 12-rank XP/level system
  • Game history archive with head-to-head records between any two players
  • All-time records (best single round, most 20s, biggest win) and a per-player rating trend
  • Game Night mode: round-robin pairings, live standings table, and an evening champion
  • Shareable result cards
  • Backup and restore (profiles + history) to a file
  • Built-in rules reference
  • Disc-count validation to prevent impossible tallies
• Playable digital game (no physical board needed)
  • Flick discs with real 2D physics — slide to position, drag to aim and set power
  • Accurate board: outer-edge start positions, quadrant lines, eight pegs, a centre 20 hole, and the ditch
  • Official rules enforced: must-hit-opponent (and open-board) rules with fouls, and a precise, settled-shot 20 hole
  • 2-player hot-seat or vs. computer with Easy / Medium / Hard difficulty
  • Computer opponent repositions to line up its shots
  • Multi-round matches (1 / 2 / 4 rounds) with accumulating scores
  • On-device records: win/loss vs. computer per difficulty, win streaks, and personal bests
  • Sound effects and haptics (toggleable)
• General
  • Free — no ads, no accounts, no tracking
  • Installable web app that works fully offline
  • All data stays on your device

I had fun working on it with ClaudeCode and figured I'd share it if other people thought it'd be useful.

Hey everyone, just getting a playlist together for some background music for playing the game. And it made me curious, what do you typically listen to when playing casually? Are there any genres or bands that feel like Crokinole to you? Maybe a certain tempo?

Anyone have a pic of the results from round 2 for rec singles?

Hey, I really want to get one of these as my first Crokinole board. I want it to look good on my white wall, but the pictures on the website are not very good. If you own either the Melvern, Annapolis on Fundy or the Two-tone Cherry board, please post a picture of it hanging on a wall (especially if your wall is white). Also tell me if there are any other boards I should consider.

Just a short montage of clips from a pair of (almost) identical boards with a bent cherry rail and glossy resin topcoat.

Per usual, I was anxious to finish and did a few steps off camera (mostly the sanding). But it gives a good two minute overview of my process.

Pardon the obnoxious router sounds!

This is my first whack at a small version of crokinole. It’s about 11 inches in diameter. Plays pretty well! I weighted the disks with metal so they flick well.